Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Cased Model of U-99 Carved by an Inmate of Bowmanville POW Camp Province of China a mustard gas shell exploded

a mustard gas shell exploded

gilt Gothic "S" cypher (designating Officer's School)

A Caucasus Campaign Medal

where he was taken on strength of the 8th Reserve Battalion at Witley upon arrival

demonstrating light loss of finish

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Cased Model of U-99 Carved by an Inmate of Bowmanville POW Camp Province of China a mustard gas shell exploded(Grabenkunst U Boot Modell). An interesting and possibly historically significant U Boat model, constructed of grey painted wood and hand carved by a Kriegsmarine inmate incarcerated in Bowmanville POW camp (Camp 30), with details faithfully recreated and affixed to a pedestal, the obverse of which bears a hand painted banner featuring an inscription of BOWMANVILLE CAMP 1943 alongside a gilded button retrieved from a Kriegsmarine uniform, the U Boat